If you thought Texas was a complicated place, wait till you come across its lanes. Texas has big cars. Big cars call for big roads. Those big roads create some traffic and road engineering the likes of which you can’t find anywhere else. The mega-intersection in this picture is called the High Five Interchange, and it would take a seasoned Texan to navigate through it properly.
Those who venture into this mind-boggling maze will need to be extra careful with the lanes they choose and the exits they take. The wrong ones could take them places where no man has gone before.
Local Pride
In the land where everything's bigger and better, Texas folks are proud of their roots, and they wear it like a shiny Lone Star badge. No one knows more about being a patriot than Americans. And no one knows more about home-state patriotism than Texans. Take a look at this fella to see for yourself.
This picture might as well appear in his ID where his address should be. His huge truck, the Tex-Mex burrito he must be holding, and the rodeo he's headed to aren't enough. He's all Texas and he wants the world to know.
Snow-White
Texas and snow don't really mix. The Lone-Star State was blessed (or cursed, depending on your point of view) with temperatures the like of which you can only have on the surface of the sun. This makes the occurrence of snow extremely rare. And when snow does come along, it doesn't really pile up or stay for long.
Since snow isn't very substantial in Texas, the population and infrastructure don't really know how to handle it. They just stay in, close the doors, make some hot chocolate, and wait for the 30 minutes to end.
Helping a Friend Out
The ultimate favor someone can do for a friend is to help them move. These two gentlemen holding the mattress in the back of this pickup truck have obviously proved themselves as top-notch friends to whoever it is that's moving. We can only hope that what seems like a reckless joyride on a mattress was a little safer in real life.
Maybe there was an invisible belt securing them or the mattress (or both) into place. In the Lone Star State, friendships are cherished, and the memories made together are just as big as that Texas sky. Here's to those two mattress-hauling amigos – true Texans, true friends, and true adventurers!
The Odd One Out
Texans like to go big. They have big steaks, big cattle, and yes — big trucks. It is almost imperative that you own a huge truck at some point in your life if you want to not be revoked of all of your Texas citizenship rights. This little car in the middle obviously belongs to a tourist who didn't know any better.
Has no one told him that in Texas you do as the Texans do? It's like a Texan commandment – "Thou shalt drive a massive truck!" The locals take it quite seriously, and it's all part of embracing that Lone Star spirit.